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A mad dash is kicking off in the House GOP to elect a new nominee for Speaker after the House ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the post Tuesday, and he declined to seek the gavel again. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/here-are-the-republicans-who-could-be-the-next-speaker/

Female residents frustrated by a frequently naked neighbor in a downtown high-rise have finally gotten police to focus on their case. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/naked-neighbor-charged-after-wgn-investigates-report/

At least two South Shore residents filed a lawsuit demanding the city to put an end to creating inhumane conditions for Chicagoans and migrants. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/lawsuit-filed-against-city-to-end-inhumane-conditions-for-chicago-residents-migrants/

According to a Miami Herald Reporter, Lionel Messi did not travel with Inter Miami FC Wednesday to Soldier Field. Jenna Barnes reports on the latest details.

More info: https://wgntv.com/sports/fire/lionel-messi-in-chicago-wednesday/

At least two South Shore residents filed a lawsuit demanding the city to put an end to creating inhumane conditions for Chicagoans and migrants. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/lawsuit-filed-against-city-to-end-inhumane-conditions-for-chicago-residents-migrants/

The stunning removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker left the House effectively paralyzed Wednesday as Republicans struggled to bring order to their fractured majority and begin the difficult and potentially prolonged process of uniting around a new leader. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-politics/ap-house-is-left-paralyzed-as-divided-republicans-search-for-new-leader-after-mccarthys-ouster/

The mother of a 19-year-old Chicago woman who was found dead in 2017 in a freezer at a suburban hotel where she had attended a party has reached a settlement in her lawsuit against the hotel and others. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-over-teens-death-in-rosemont-hotel-freezer/

"This particular block has been extremely safe for 35 years. I've been here and I've never heard of anyone being armed personally," William Toedt told WGN News.

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walked off the job Wednesday morning, setting what has been described as the largest healthcare strike in U.S. history into motion. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/kaiser-workers-begin-strike-the-largest-healthcare-walkout-in-us-history/

At least two South Shore residents have filed a lawsuit demanding the city to put an end to creating inhumane conditions for Chicagoans and migrants. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/lawsuit-filed-against-city-to-end-inhumane-conditions-for-chicago-residents-migrants/

A prosecutor opened a fraud trial Wednesday by telling jurors that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was on top of the world a year ago, hobnobbing with celebrities, before his historic fraud was exposed, leaving customers and investors without at least $10 billion they thought was secure. A defense lawyer insisted his client didn't steal from anyone. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-jury-selection-resumes-at-fraud-trial-for-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried/

New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city's shelter system strains under a large influx of international migrants who have arrived since last year. READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-new-york-city-moves-to-suspend-right-to-shelter-as-migrant-influx-continues/